Olesia Safronova

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky arrives for a family photo during the Group of Seven (G7) Summit at the Kananaskis Country Golf Course in Kananaskis, Alberta, Canada on June 17, 2025. (Photo by Teresa SUAREZ / POOL / AFP) (Photo by TERESA SUAREZ/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

Ukraine amasses $43 billion for defense industry, Zelenskiy says

By Olesia Safronova, Daryna Krasnolutska, and others

Ukrainian soldiers wait in a shelter

The average age of Ukrainian soldiers fighting Russia is 43-45, while the youngest troops remain exempt from front-line combat

By Olesia Safronova, Kateryna Choursina, and others

KYIV, UKRAINE – NOVEMBER 03, 2022 – President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks during a joint meeting with President of Greece Katerina Sakellaropoulou with media representatives, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine. (Photo credit should read Ruslan Kaniuka / Ukrinform/Future Publishing via Getty Images)

Ukraine seizes 5 major companies to ‘cover the country’s needs in wartime’ as fight against Russia drags on

By Volodymyr Verbyany, Olesia Safronova, and others

Photo of Vladimir Putin

Putin threatens more missile attacks on Ukraine after hitting civilian infrastructure in Kyiv and other cities

By Patrick Donahue, Olesia Safronova, and others